Take Flight Curriculum by Scottish Rite PARENT INFORMATION

Instructional Approaches Multisensory Process-Oriented Systematic, Sequential & Cumulative Meaning-Based

Direct Instruction Alphabet Skills Decoding Fluency Phonemic Awareness Spelling Comprehension Skills

Alphabet Instruction Recognition Sequencing Alphabetizing Practice Accent

Decoding Instruction Decoding is looking at letters and translating them into speech sounds. Links all the letter and sounds in English. 26 letters, 44 sounds, 98 letters/letter clusters Coding Marks, such as the breve & macron

Fluency Instruction Fluency is reading accurately at a smooth and even pace. RAP, Repeated Accurate Practice Instant Words Timed reading for rate Repeated reading for smoothness

Phonemic Awareness Instruction Increase sensitivity to how we make the sounds What happens with out tongue, teeth, lips, air, voice and how does it feel? Increase appreciation: sounds make, syllables, sounds that make words, words form sentences Develops ability to separate, blend, and manipulate sounds in words

Spelling Instruction Links the 44 sounds in English with the letter or letters that represent those sounds Direct Instruction: Spelling generalizations Spelling rules

Comprehension Instruction Comprehension is getting meaning from what is read. Direct Instruction Preview Predict Identify important information Develop self-correcting strategies

Shared Responsibility for a student’s learning, growth, and success are shared by the parents, student, and Dyslexia Therapist

Handwriting Practice Lower Case Cursive Handwriting Begins at a consistent starting point for each letter Reduces reversals of letters Provides unique shapes

Handwriting Check Points Encourage correct pencil grip Observe writing position Feet flat Straight back Paper anchored with non-writing hand Paper parallel to writing arm Pencil pointing over shoulder

RAP: Rapid Automatic Practice Purpose Connect the printed letter to its name and sound Develop accurate and effortless reading through repeated practice Increase reading speed while maintaining accuracy

Instant Word Practice Instant words are a list of 300 words that occur frequently in reading. Purpose Provide repeated practice of the 300 words presented in groups of ten Develop rapid, accurate word recognition

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Phrases

Sentences

Homework The Dyslexic Therapist may provide additional practice for your child to work on at home. This may include: Handwriting Practice Instant Word Practice Reading To & With your child Reading Comprehension

Handwriting Homework

Instant Word Homework Instant word practice should be quick and completed in a minute or less. If your child does not know a word, or uses the wrong word, correct instantly, child echos the correct word, and continues on. Words in columns Words in Rows Phrases Sentences

Read Aloud to Your Child Purpose: Connect pleasure with reading Expose to quality literature Provide a good reading model Increase vocabulary Expand background knowledge Minimum of 15 minutes per day

Is Listening to a Book Cheating? No! Dr. Daniel Willingham, cognitive scientist and professor of psychology at the University of Virginia “I’ve been asked this question a lot and I hate it. I’ll just change it to ‘does your mind do more or less the same thing when you listening to an audiobook and when you read print? ’ The short answer is ‘mostly’. ” Decoding obviously refers to figuring out words from print. Language processing refers to the same mental processes you use for oral language. Reading, as an evolutionary late-comer, must piggy-back on mental processes that already existed, and spoken communication does much of the lending. So according to the simple model, listening to an audio book is exactly like reading print, except that the latter requires decoding and the former doesn’t (Gough & Tumner, 1986).

Impact of Reading

Comprehension Instruction is getting meaning from what is read. Strategies: Preview and Predict Identifying important information Develop self-correcting strategies

Preview and Predict Discuss the title and author Look for picture clues Read first one or two paragraphs and ask questions such as: “What do I know and what do I still need to know? ” “What do I think this story will be about? ”

Identify Important Information Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Develop Self-Monitoring Strategies As you read, ask yourself questions such as: “Did that make sense? ” “What does that word mean? ” “What else do need to know? ” “I wonder…? ”

Develop Self-Correcting Strategies Use a dictionary to look for unfamiliar words Reread a sentence or a paragraph for clearer understanding Gain more knowledge from encyclopedia, computer experts, & peers

Create a successful read aloud experience Establish a daily routine Eliminate interruptions Enjoy first and then teach Examine the Illustrations Explore the story further

“There are no right or wrong ways to read aloud, but anything you can do to make the experience more fun will encourage your kids to love reading for the long term” “The love of reading is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the book alone, nor by the child alone, nor by the adult who’s reading aloud – it’s the relationship winding between all three, bringing them together in easy harmony. ” -- Mem Fox, author